Proverbs 23:5

Easy To Read Version

Money goes very quickly, as if it grows wings and flies away like a bird.

Cross References

Genesis 42:36

Jacob said to them, “Do you want me to lose all of my children? Joseph is gone. Simeon is gone. And now you want to take Benjamin away too!”

Job 27:19

An evil person might be rich\par when he goes to bed.\par But when he opens his eyes,\par all his riches will be gone.\par

Psalm 39:6

Our life is like an image \{in a mirror\}. {\cf2\super [239]} \par We rush through life collecting things,\par but we don’t know who will get them\par \{after we die\}.\par

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time! {\cf2\super [1]}

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Everything is so meaningless. The Teacher says that it is all a waste of time! {\cf2\super [47]}

Isaiah 55:2

Why waste your money on something\par that is not real food?\par Why should you work for something\par that does not really satisfy you?\par Listen very closely to me,\par and you will eat the good food.\par You will enjoy the food\par that satisfies your soul.\par

Jeremiah 22:17

“Jehoiakim, your eyes look\par only for what benefits yourself.\par You are always thinking about\par getting more for yourself.\par You are willing to kill innocent people.\par You are willing to steal things\par from other people.”\par

Jeremiah 39:12

“Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Don’t hurt him. Give him whatever he asks for.”

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t save treasures for yourselves here on earth. Moths and rust will destroy treasures here on earth. And thieves can break into your house and steal the things you have.

1 Timothy 6:17

Give this command to the people who are rich with the things this world has. Tell them not to be proud. Tell those rich people to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted. But God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.

1 John 2:16

These are the \{evil\} things in the world: